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Published on: 2015-09-08
Released on: 2015-09-08
Original language: English

A timeless novel of one woman who bridged two worlds in a tumultuous era of East meets West The Courtesan is an astonishing tale inspired by the real life of a woman who lived and loved in the extraordinary twilight decades of the Qing dynasty. To this day, Sai Jinhua is a legend in her native land of China, and this is her story, told the way it might have been.The year is 1881. Seven-year-old Jinhua is left an orphan, alone and unprotected after her mandarin father’s summary execution for the crime of speaking the truth. For seven silver coins, she is sold to a brothel-keeper and subjected to the worst of human nature. Will the private ritual that is her father’s legacy and the wise friendship of the crippled brothel maid be enough to sustain her When an elegant but troubled scholar takes Jinhua as his concubine, she enters the close world of his jealous first wife. Yet it is Jinhua who accompanies him--as Emissary to the foreign devil nations of Prussia, Austro-Hungary, and Russia--on an exotic journey to Vienna. As he struggles to play his part in China's early, blundering diplomatic engagement with the western world, Jinhua’s eyes and heart are opened to the irresistible possibilities of a place that is mesmerizing and strange, where she will struggle against the constraints of tradition and her husband’s authority and seek to find “Great Love.”Sai Jinhua is an altered woman when she returns to a changed and changing China, where a dangerous clash of cultures pits East against West. The moment arrives when Jinhua’s western sympathies will threaten not only her own survival, but the survival of those who are most dear to her. A book that shines a small light on the large history of China’s relationship with the West, The Courtesan is a novel that distills, with the economy of a poem, a woman’s journey of untold miles to discern what is real and abiding.  Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse Reviews Discussion ... Steppenwolf is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. This Faust-like and magical story is evidence of Hesse's searching ... Courtesan - definition of courtesan by The Free Dictionary Suzanne was one of his favorites a clever ambitious girl made of the stuff of a Sophie Arnold and handsome withal as the handsomest courtesan invited by Titian ... Dear Author Romance Historical Contemporary ... Romance Historical Contemporary Paranormal Young Adult Book reviews industry news and commentary from a reader's point of view Manon Lescaut at the Met Opera: A Courtesan in Need of ... In fact Puccini was already far removed from the social context that gave rise to the operas literary source a 1731 novel by Abb Prvost. Is this the first great Tokyo novel by a non-Japanese ... Non-Japanese have written great books about Japan. Almost all of these masterpieces are nonfiction: essays memoirs monographs histories travel books. O March by Geraldine Brooks From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father March and crafted a story "filled with the ... Call me a courtesan a call girl an ... - Evening Standard Lifestyle; London Life; Call me a courtesan a call girl an escort ... whatever. But basically I was a 20000-a-night hooker Gigi - Wikipedia Gigi (pronounced: ) is a 1944 novella by French writer Colette. The plot focuses on a young Parisian girl being groomed for a career as a courtesan and her ... Zola novel - Crossword Clue Answer Crossword Heaven Clue: Zola novel. We have 1 answer for the clue Zola novel. See the results below. Possible Answers: NANA; Related Clues: Zola courtesan; Grandmother affectionately Courtesan - Wikipedia A courtesan was originally a courtier which means a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person. In feudal society the court was the centre ...
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